Establishment profile
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
OLD HWY 83 AT BORDER RD., ALAMO, TX, 78516
Operated by Helena Chemical Company · 1 of 11 establishments
Summary
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 45 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,793 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1981 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1981 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1981 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1981 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1981 | Apr 1981 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 113,793 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 21 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · 2 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY P. O. BOX 789 · ALAMO, TX, 78516 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY HIGHWAY 83 2 MI E OF · ALAMO, TX, 78516 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2015-04-14. Most recent: 2015-04-14. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $225,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Helena Chemical Company Helena Chemical Co. | Apr 2015 | plea | Environmental | Oklahoma - Northern | $225,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-11-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-24 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-17 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Helena Chemical Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Helena Chemical Company across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Helena Chemical Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HELENA CHEMICAL CO.WEST HELENA, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY INCWHITEWRIGHT, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYHASKELL, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COLubbock, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYBURKBURNETT, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COConroe, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYALAMO, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYCOLLIERVILLE, TN — 0 federal enforcement records
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYHONDO, TX — 0 federal enforcement records
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYHUMBOLDT, TN — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Helena Chemical Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Helena Chemical Company, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $0 in total penalties.